Do you have any idea what I might check, It all worked great until I changed the PCM and it wouldn’t work I did the key relearn thing and got the theft light to turn off but still wouldn’t work. Even when I put the old PCM back it to try and crank. So I come up with the great idea to try and jump clutch switch to get it to work. I probably shorted something out.I doubt it. There is no reason to design a safety fuse on that input.
I’m still unclear how the push button start is bypassing the clutch switch. The push button should basically emulate the key switch and really shouldn’t be any different. They both send a specific command to start and the ECM/BCM do the checking of the clutch and brakes to make sure it’s safe to start.Wow ! thank you , Guess I’ll just stick with the push button start.
I would be VERY careful with a push-button start. If it;s a manual trans and you hit the starter from out of the car while it's in gear it will not be pretty. "Speaking from experience"Does the clutch switch wiring have a fuse that can be checked, I rigged up a push button start but I still would rather the key switch worked.
Any suggestions , I might have shorted the switch wiring out when I tried to hot wire it to get it to work.
I hooked it straight to the starter instead of using a screw driver to jump starter , I just wired up a push button on the 2 terminalsI’m still unclear how the push button start is bypassing the clutch switch. The push button should basically emulate the key switch and really shouldn’t be any different. They both send a specific command to start and the ECM/BCM do the checking of the clutch and brakes to make sure it’s safe to start.
I drive truck for a living and I learned a long time ago not to leave a manual in gear unless the clutch goes out then leave in gear to get rolling using starter, then float the gears without clutch. That’s how we get about 700,000 miles out of a tractor trailers clutch ,we just use clutch to start offI would be VERY careful with a push-button start. If it;s a manual trans and you hit the starter from out of the car while it's in gear it will not be pretty. "Speaking from experience"
People that don't want their cars stolen.That’s the way we did Volkswagen dune buggies, Who could afford luxuries of a key switch
I still use the key switch on my goblin to turn on all the other stuff , it just want crankPeople that don't want their cars stolen.
I changed PCM because mine was locked so I couldn’t do a remote tune with ZZP. When I installed the new PCM the key switch wouldn’t work . I did the relearn and got the car theft light to turn off.Hey @Zoom Zoom have you ever been able to start with the key switch? I am assuming no, which might be the reason you went with the push button start jumper band-aid.
If you were able to start it with the key at one point, what changed that made it stop working, what prompted you to change the PCM?
Are you just guessing this is a clutch switch issue or you know for sure?
Now I can use my key Ignition again instead of my push button start.We got it fixed
(clutch relearn via vxnano/tech2win and a bad relay)
Nice meeting you today @Zoom Zoom, seeing your car today has me really excited about this build. Can't wait until my kit ships
Let me know if you need help with anything else.